BICTON ARENA (2) 22–26 October

Nicole Brown on her trajectory from fangirling Mary King to commentating alongside Ian Stark – and how her curious nature has stood her in good stead

A former equine wild child comes good with a breathtaking Champions Stakes success and two rank outsiders spring huge surprises

From Friesians to former racehorses, natives to draughts, partnerships of every type showed what dedication and good training can achieve

ONLY IN HORSE & HOUND

In the latest of his occasional series on greatest huntsmen he knew personally, Alastair Jackson recounts the life of the popular Sidney Bailey, who hunted the VWH for four decades